CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
LOS ANGELES SPIRIT AT CAROLINA RIPTIDES
08/31/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
LOS ANGELES SPIRIT AT CAROLINA RIPTIDES
GAME ID: 2220 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Spirit (43-90) 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 5 0
Carolina Riptides (70-63) 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 X 6 10 0
Chang Heroics Not Enough in 6-4 Loss to Carolina
Though he had a stellar game, Yu Chang could not prevent his team, the Los Angeles Spirit, from losing, 6-4, to the Carolina Riptides. Chang was 3 for 3 with 2 home runs and a walk, while scoring 3 times and driving in 3. The win went to Dedniel Nunez in relief. His record improves to 3-4. Jay Groome took the loss. With the victory, the Riptides upped their record to 70-63.

Juan Soto, who finished 2nd in the UL in home runs with 44 in 2020, helped out the Carolina cause in the bottom of the seventh inning with a solo home run. For the game, the designated hitter was 1 for 2 with a home run and 2 walks.

Carolina manager Rob Hansen called it "a good, solid win."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Brown CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .214 3 17
S. Espinal SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .224 2 9
Y. Chang DH 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 .229 10 47
L. Campusano C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .241 6 29
C. Kieboom 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .220 11 30
C. Blackmon LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .253 9 45
A. Isola RF 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .105 1 2
   a-W. Brennan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 3 33
A. De Jesus 3B 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .221 3 29
   b-H. Kim PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .232 6 26
L. Dykstra 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .219 0 12
Totals 31 4 5 4 3 12 10      
a - W. Brennan pinch hit for A. Isola in the 9th
b - H. Kim pinch hit for A. De Jesus in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Espinal (6, 5th Inning off J. Montgomery, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Chang 2 (10, 1st Inning off J. Montgomery, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off J. Montgomery, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Espinal 2 , Y. Chang 9 , A. Isola
2-out RBI: , Y. Chang 2 , A. Isola
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. De Jesus
Hit by Pitch: C. Kieboom
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Blanco LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .277 6 39
W. Abreu RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .278 15 46
J. Soto DH 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .278 34 84
R. McMahon 3B 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .242 25 79
E. Haase C 4 1 2 1 0 2 4 .268 10 19
B. Doyle CF 4 1 1 0 0 3 3 .269 7 29
E. Tovar SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .291 4 9
   a-B. Baty PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 7 28
   b-C. Williams SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226 4 8
L. Sosa 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .277 5 23
K. Clemens 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .234 18 55
Totals 33 6 10 6 2 12 15      
a - B. Baty pinch hit for E. Tovar in the 6th
b - C. Williams substituted for B. Baty in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Clemens (18, 2nd Inning off B. Mata, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Soto (34, 7th Inning off J. Groome, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. McMahon (25, 7th Inning off J. Groome, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Haase (10, 7th Inning off J. Groome, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Blanco , W. Abreu , J. Soto 4 , R. McMahon 5 , E. Haase 5 , B. Doyle , K. Clemens 3
2-out RBI: J. Soto , R. McMahon 2 , E. Haase
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Blanco , E. Haase , B. Doyle
Sac Fly: L. Sosa
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Blanco (66) , B. Doyle (19) , K. Clemens (11)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Mata 5.0 6 2 2 2 9 0 107 4.43   
T. Andrews H (4) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 15 3.94   
J. Groome L (0-5), BS (2) 0.2 3 3 3 0 0 3 11 6.80   
P. Sandoval 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 4.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Mata 54
Batters Faced: B. Mata 23, T. Andrews 4, J. Groome 5, P. Sandoval 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Mata 3-3, T. Andrews 1-2, J. Groome 2-0, P. Sandoval 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Mata 107-65, T. Andrews 15-9, J. Groome 11-9, P. Sandoval 18-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Montgomery 6.0 4 4 4 3 6 2 95 5.08   
D. Nunez W (3-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.13   
C. Martin H (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.35   
P. Fairbanks SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Montgomery 51
Batters Faced: J. Montgomery 25, D. Nunez 3, C. Martin 4, P. Fairbanks 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Montgomery 5-6, D. Nunez 0-1, C. Martin 1-1, P. Fairbanks 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Montgomery 95-59, D. Nunez 12-8, C. Martin 10-8, P. Fairbanks 15-9
Hit Batsmen: J. Montgomery
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yu Chang
Ballpark: IBM Field
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 35029
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